Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
In On Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar Julio Samsó shows that astronomical sources, written in al-Andalus, the Maghrib and the Iberian Peninsula, belong to the same tradition and emphasizes the role of al-Andalus and the Iberian Peninsula in the transmission of Islamic astronomy to medieval Europe.
Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins
What is the important geologic information recorded in Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins (TBFB) on the evolution of orogens? How do they transcript the coupled influence of deep and surficial geological processes? Is it still worth looking for hydrocarbons in foothills areas? These and other questions are addressed in the volume edited by Lacombe, Lavé, Roure and Vergés, which constitutes the Proceedings of the first meeting of the new ILP task force on "Sedimentary Basins", held in December 2005 at the Institut Français du Pétrole, on behalf of the Société Géologique de France and the Sociedad Geologica de España. This volumes spans a timely bridge between recent advances in the understanding of surface processes, field investigations, high resolution imagery, analogue-numerical modelling, and hydrocarbon exploration in TBFB. With 25 thematic papers including well-documented regional case studies, it provides a milestone publication as a new in-depth examination of TBFB.
A General History of Horology
A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century. In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamamental, new and original research.
Fauves
L’amour de l’art justifie-t-il les crimes les plus odieux ? Le cadavre d’un riche collectionneur d’art parisien a été jeté en pâture aux cochons dans une ferme près de Paris. Le commandant Frédéric Vicaux de la brigade criminelle a du pain sur la planche. Ou plutôt des ventres de porcs sur la table de dissection. Fini les vacances ! Alors qu’il tente de trouver de l’aide auprès de son ex-compagne, spécialiste en histoire de l’art, l’enquête va prendre une tournure inédite. Dans quelles affaires sordides la victime a-t-elle trempé pour être aussi sauvagement assassinée ? Sa fortune cacherait-elle des secrets honteux ? Et sa collection de tableaux fauves, des Mat...
Le Secret de Van Gogh
Plus d’un siècle après sa mort, la malédiction de Van Gogh continue de hanter le monde de l’art... Au point de pousser certains au meurtre ? Un puissant homme d’affaire est retrouvé sauvagement assassiné chez lui, l’oreille arrachée. Un tableau lui a également été dérobé : une œuvre inestimable qu’auraient peinte Vincent Van Gogh et Paul Gauguin, alors qu’ils vivaient ensemble à Arles en 1888. Leur cohabitation s’était terminée violemment et Van Gogh, resté seul, s’était tranché l’oreille. Se pourrait-il que ces événements soient liés ? Le commandant Vicaux, de la Brigade criminelle de Paris, est saisi de l’affaire. Avec Anne, sa compagne historienne ...
A History of Performing Pitch
Haynes (U. of Montreal) traces the history of musical pitch standards over the last four centuries, linking frequency values to pitch names and telling where, when, and why various pitch levels have been used. With a focus on Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Hapsburg lands, he covers the pitches of about 1,400 historical instruments and how the design and function influenced and were influenced by changes in pitch. In addition, he studies the effect of pitch differences on musical notation and choice of key. The author has also written a book on the oboe, the instrument that plays the "A" to which a symphony orchestra tunes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
To Cork Or Not To Cork
Explores the controversy about corking and wine-bottle sealing that has spawned a heated debate throughout the oenological community, tracing the history of the cork while evaluating the merits and shortcomings of other seal contenders.
An Ethical Framework for Global Governance for Health Research
This book provides a comprehensive description and ethical analysis of one of the most challenging areas: international health research. Furthermore, it provides a vivid portrait of the current situation of global governance for health research and its main challenges and suggests a comprehensive and universal ethical framework based on the existing theories and frameworks. This work is a must-read for all the students, scholars, professionals, activists, and policy-makers who are involved or interested in the global health research enterprise and its governance and ethics.
The AIDS Pandemic
Confronting the toughest issues surrounding AIDS in America, Gostin, an internationally recognized scholar of AIDS law and policy, confronts the most pressing and controversial issues surrounding AIDS in America and around the world.
